Two male teens were stabbed Thursday night in a homecoming week incident that got out of control, Lucas County authorities said.

According to a report from the Chariton Police Department, police were called to the 900 block of Roland Ave. just after 10 p.m. on reports that two people had been stabbed.

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The report says the two teens were stabbed by a third male subject with "a cutting instrument."

“He said something to one of our friends,” said Hunter Neer, who witnessed the incident. “He ran over there, and then next thing you know he was yelling he got stabbed."

Parents in the community told KCCI that the incident stemmed from an ongoing game that some teens are calling “The Purge,” in reference to a popular horror movie of the same name.

A Chariton parent told KCCI that some parents are keeping their children home from school Friday.

One parent said the teen who committed the stabbing was defending himself after getting "swarmed by bullies."

Another parent, who asked to remain anonymous, said a group of students planned a "purge," wearing masks and attacking homes.

“All of a sudden the house was being swarmed with people and they were beating on the house they kicked in the front door,” the parent said.

Parents of teens who attend Chariton High School had their house attacked by dozens of students. They said the "purge" was a continuation of bullying that their kids have gone through for years.

"They were pounding on the house,” the parent said. “They were calling us filthy names (and) telling us to come out. Some of them were wearing masks when the cops came to the front people ran to the back trying to come through the back door."

Parents said there was a “purge” list given to police after officers had to intervene. Chariton High School junior Jacob Fejeran shared his take on the recent events with KCCI.

"I don’t want people to have the image of us as a bunch of bullies down here,” Fejeran said. “That's really not what we are. I guess our fun is not some other people's fun.”

Chariton High School officials declined to comment because the incident did not happen on school grounds.

No other information has been released, and the incident is still under investigation.